The Skin I Live In
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Alternate/Foreign Title: La piel que habito [Original title]
DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2012-03-06
Genre: Foreign
Sub-genre: Drama
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Blanca Suárez, Jan Cornet, Barbara Lennie, Fernando Cayo, José Luis Gómez, Susi Sánchez, Roberto Álamo, Eduard Fernández
MPAA Rating: R
Synopsis: Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed a further three things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig...
Source: Sony
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